Gini index in Tonga

The Gini index for Tonga was 27.1 (0 to 100) in 2021.

Measure: Gini index (World Bank) Unit: Gini index, 0 to 100 Data: 2000 to 2021 Source: World Bank
Tonga, 2021 27.1 Gini index, 0 to 100
Change from 2015 −6.4points 2015: 33.5 (0 to 100)
Position in 2021 75th of 81 See the full ranking

Gini index in Tonga over time

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Gini index, 0 to 100. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Gini index (World Bank) (Gini index, 0 to 100), 2009 to 2021
Period Tonga
2021 27.1 (0 to 100)
2015 33.5 (0 to 100)
2009 37.5 (0 to 100)

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 33.5 (0 to 100) in 2015, a change of −6.4 points.
  • Since 2000, when it was 37.7 (0 to 100), the figure has changed by −10.6 points.
  • Among the 81 countries with data for 2021, Tonga has the 75th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SI.POV.GINI · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2021 for Tonga
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform